Spoon: Still Independent, Still Cool

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• Spoon: Still Independent, Still Cool
• Children learn life of poverty, violence
• Opinion: Al Qaeda has bounced back in Yemen
• Bagram inmates challenge detention
• Key Cameron aide arrested in 2008
• Coral reefs are evolution hotspot
• Guilty Plea in Galleon Insider Trading Case
• S Lanka execution video 'authentic'
• Saab sale deadline draws nearer
• Punishment pays for fish cleaners
• Bomber's Name Known Midflight
• Drugs advisers join 'rival' panel
• Blackwater settles US court cases
• 'Coldest night of winter' on way
• The Way We Live Now: Walk Away From Your Mortgage!
• Iranian report: 5 Ashura protesters could face death penalty
• UK e-reader to challenge Kindle
• Bombs mar Thai PM's visit to south
• Bombs mar Thai PM's visit to south
• Feeling chilly?

Spoon: Still Independent, Still Cool Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:11 PM PST After 17 years, an Austin-born band maintains a devoted following.

Children learn life of poverty, violence Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:01 AM PST Poor families from rural areas of West Africa send their children to a network of Islamic boarding schools in Nigeria where the children are forced to beg and fight to survive.

Opinion: Al Qaeda has bounced back in Yemen Posted: 07 Jan 2010 08:14 AM PST In his weekly address, President Obama said that the Christmas Day airline bomber acted under orders from an al Qaeda branch in Yemen, which "trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for America."

Bagram inmates challenge detention Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:52 AM PST Three detainees seek release from US-run prison in Afghanistan in court hearing.

Key Cameron aide arrested in 2008 Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:02 PM PST The Conservatives say a key aide to David Cameron was arrested and fined £80 after a dispute at a train station in 2008.

Coral reefs are evolution hotspot Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:43 AM PST Coral reefs give rise to many more new species than other tropical marine habitats, say scientists.

Guilty Plea in Galleon Insider Trading Case Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:33 PM PST Anil Kumar, a former director at McKinsey & Company accused of leaking information to Raj Rajaratnam in the Galleon Group insider trading case, pleaded guilty on Thursday and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the widening investigation.

S Lanka execution video 'authentic' Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:16 AM PST UN official says footage of Sri Lankan troops executing rebel soldiers is genuine.

Saab sale deadline draws nearer Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:27 AM PST Saab owner GM gives bidders until 2200 GMT to make a serious offer or it will close the 60-year-old company.

Punishment pays for fish cleaners Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:28 AM PST Male fish that nibble parasites off larger fish punish females of the species when they bite and drive off the bigger fish.

Bomber's Name Known Midflight Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:02 PM PST Obama is set to speak again about the failed Christmas plot. The White House revealed that the would-be bomber's name came to the attention of border agents midflight.

Drugs advisers join 'rival' panel Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:20 AM PST Five members of the Government's official drugs advisory panel are to join a new independent group set up by a sacked drugs adviser.

Blackwater settles US court cases Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST Firm accused of unlawful treatment of Iraqi citizens settle seven cases out of court.

'Coldest night of winter' on way Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:03 PM PST The UK is bracing itself for what could be the coldest night of the winter so far, with temperatures set to plummet as low as -20C.

The Way We Live Now: Walk Away From Your Mortgage! Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:44 AM PST Why should underwater homeowners behave any differently from banks?

Iranian report: 5 Ashura protesters could face death penalty Posted: 07 Jan 2010 08:04 AM PST Five people arrested after street disturbances erupted in Tehran during the recent Ashura holy day could face the death penalty, an Iranian semi-official news agency reported Thursday.

UK e-reader to challenge Kindle Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:42 AM PST UK firm Plastic Logic has launched its Que e-reader in a bid to challenge the dominance of Amazon's Kindle.

Bombs mar Thai PM's visit to south Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:21 AM PST At least one person killed as two bombs explode ahead of Vejjajiva's tour.

Bombs mar Thai PM's visit to south Posted: 07 Jan 2010 10:21 AM PST At least one person killed as two bombs explode ahead of Vejjajiva's tour.

Feeling chilly? Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:51 AM PST Spare a thought for some of the coldest places on Earth

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Al Qaeda claims attack on CIA workers in Afghanistan

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• Al Qaeda claims attack on CIA workers in Afghanistan
• Three bombs in Iraq's Anbar kill seven
• Blasts hit restive Thai south as PM visits
• U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire
• U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filtering software
• Freeze 'will last two more weeks'
• Strain on US-Jordan relationship
• U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire
• CORRECTED - U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire
• Hundreds rescued as Kashmir gunbattle continues
• ANALYSIS - N.Korea digs economic hole one won note at a time
• Pelosi says U.S. Congress 'close' to health deal
• U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filtering software
• Chinese residents may be evicted for spitting
• Australia, NZ investigate whale hunt clash
• China jails Tibetan film-maker for six years
• Aid agencies' Sudan peace warning
• Iceland will "honour its obligations" - President
• Retiring senators woe for Obama
• Plot against UK PM fails but media say Brown weakened

Al Qaeda claims attack on CIA workers in Afghanistan Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's Afghan wing has claimed last week's attack at a U.S. base in Afghanistan in which a double agent turned suicide bomber killed seven CIA officers, saying the attack was revenge for the deaths of their leaders.

Three bombs in Iraq's Anbar kill seven Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded in a residential area near Ramadi in Iraq's western Anbar province on Thursday, killing seven people including relatives of an Iraqi Army anti-terrorist special forces commander, police said.

Blasts hit restive Thai south as PM visits Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded in southern Thailand, killing one security officer and wounding another, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to the restive region on Thursday.

U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has cleared a sale of advanced Patriot air defence missiles to Taiwan despite opposition from rival China, where a military official proposed sanctioning U.S. firms that sell arms to the island.

U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filtering software Posted: 06 Jan 2010 11:35 PM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.

Freeze 'will last two more weeks' Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:11 PM PST The European freeze could last for at least another two weeks, weather forecasters have predicted.

Strain on US-Jordan relationship Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:26 PM PST A suicide bomb at a CIA base in Afghanistan last month was a revenge attack for US drone strikes which killed top militants, Al-Qaeda has said.

U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:35 PM PST TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has cleared a sale of advanced Patriot air defence missiles to Taiwan despite opposition from rival China, where a military official suggested sanctions on U.S. firms who sell weapons to the island.

CORRECTED - U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:06 PM PST By Ralph Jennings and Ben Blanchard

Hundreds rescued as Kashmir gunbattle continues Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Separatist militants holed up in a hotel lobbed grenades and opened fire on security forces for a second straight day on Thursday in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, prompting a mass rescue operation of residents.

ANALYSIS - N.Korea digs economic hole one won note at a time Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's decision to wage war on its burgeoning merchant class by reasserting state control over the economy could turn out to be a rare misstep for Kim Jong-il that poses risks to his iron grip over the hermit state.

Pelosi says U.S. Congress 'close' to health deal Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday congressional Democrats were close to agreement on merging their healthcare bills but still faced challenges in blending the two approaches.

U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filtering software Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.

Chinese residents may be evicted for spitting Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST The plan, carried on the Guangzhou Land and House Management Bureau's website (www.laho.gov.cn), also includes littering, making too much noise and gambling among more than 20 other "misdeeds" that would lead to eviction, based on a point system.

Australia, NZ investigate whale hunt clash Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia joined New Zealand on Thursday in investigating a clash between an anti-whaling protesters and Japanese whalers, but refused to send a patrol ship to Antarctic waters as activists promised a "whale war".

China jails Tibetan film-maker for six years Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court has jailed a Tibetan film-maker for six years after he made a documentary in which ordinary Tibetans praised the Dalai Lama and complained about how their culture had been trampled upon, campaigners said.

Aid agencies' Sudan peace warning Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:21 PM PST Major conflict could return to Sudan unless urgent international action is taken, a group of 10 aid agencies have warned.

Iceland will "honour its obligations" - President Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:35 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Iceland will "honour its obligations" over the more than $5 billion owed to Britain and the Netherlands that was lost in failed savings banks, President Olafur Grimsson told British television.

Retiring senators woe for Obama Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:37 PM PST Two Democratic US senators have decided to retire - spelling possible trouble for Barack Obama. Katty Kay reports.

Plot against UK PM fails but media say Brown weakened Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:09 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - A former British cabinet minister who called for a secret ballot on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's future admitted that his surprise move had failed, but newspapers said the plot had still weakened the Labour leader.

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